CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to INDIGO framework will be documented in this file.

[2.0-140] - Sun Dec 27 2020

New Drivers:

• indigo_mount_rainbow: RainbowAstro mount driver
• indigo_agent_scripting: ECMAscript support for INDIGO

[2.0-138] - Sun Dec 27 2020

License Change

• INDIGO Astronomy open-source license version 2.0: Changed the license to more permissive and more compatible one.

Overall:

• Added ECMAscript support for INDIGO through indigo_agent_scripting.
• Text property can have unlimited length
• Web GUI has support for scripting
• indigo_prop_tool has support for scripting
• Offset and Gamma added to XISF metadata
• Some JSON escaping fixed
• Memory leaks fixed in XML and JSON parsers and indigo_ccd_driver
• JPEG preview stretching fixed for 16 bit images
• CCD_JPEG_SETTINGS_PROPERTY doesn't show and hide
• Data can be passed to timers using indigo_set_timer_with_data()
• indigo_resize_property() call fixed

Driver Fixes:

• indigo_agent_guider:

  • fix guiding issue when with Declination guiding off
  • calculate correctly RMSE RA and Dec
  • dithering RMSE is cleared
  • preview and guiding state transition fixed
  • fix dithering issue

• indigo_agent_alignment: interface code fixed

• indigo_agent_imager: do not fail batch if the dithering failed to settle

• indigo_focuser_asi: workaround for SDK issue related to device hotplug applied

• indigo_mount_ioptron: park bug fixed

• indigo_aux_dsusb: dual arch macOS libraries added

• indigo_focuser_fcusb: dual arch macOS libraries added

• indigo_guider_gpusb: dual arch macOS libraries added

• indigo_wheel_atik: dual arch macOS libraries added

[2.0-136] - Sat Dec 5 2020

Overall:

• Optional automatic subframing added to autofocus and guiding processes in imager and guider agent
• More robust automatic stretching for JPEG preview
• CCD File Simulator device added to CCD Simulator driver (provides an image from specified RAW file)
• RGBA and ABGR raw format support added to guider utility functions
• Large files support added to RPi builds
• Histogram added to webGUI of imager agent
• Optional double buffering support added in INDIGO server for BLOB requests
• DEVICE_DRIVER added to INFO property (issue #132)
• DARKFLAT added to CCD_IMAGE_FORMAT property (issue #387)
• indigo_property_match_w() added
• fixed read only property handling in core library

Driver Fixes:

• indigo_mount_nexstar:

  • experimental guide pulse support added
  • several bugfixes

• indigo_ccd_qhy2:

  • SDK updated

• indigo_ccd_altair:

  • SDK updated

• indigo_ccd_ptp:

  • Support for Canon EOS R5 and R6 cameras

• indigo_focuser_lunatico:

  • temperature compensation fixed

• indigo_focuser_dsd:

  • temperature compensation fixed

• indigo_focuser_asi:

  • temperature compensation fixed

New Drivers:

• indigo_focuser_mypro2

[2.0-134] - Mon Nov 16 2020

Overall:

• Fix IndigoSky regression

[2.0-132] - Sat Nov 14 2020

Overall:

• More robust socket handling
• More robust FWHM calculation
• Internet sharing option added to IndigoSky build
• BLOB caching synchronization fixes
• AVI support added to DSLR drivers

Driver Fixes:

• indigo_aux_cloudwatcher:

  • support for Pocket CW
  • support for older AAG units
  • bug fixes

• indigo_agent_guider: add steps to AGENT_GUIDER_SETTINGS

• indigo_ccd_ptp:

  • Support for Fujifilm cameras
  • Sony camera fixes

• indigo_mount_pmc8: connection issues fixed

• indigo_mount_nexstar: StarSense related fixes

• indigo_ccd_qhy / indigo_ccd_qhy2: many driver and SDK fixes

New Drivers:

• indigo_wheel_qhy: QHY standalone filter wheels driver
• indigo_mount_nexstaraux: Celestron Wifi mount drivers

Obsoleted drivers

• indigo_ccd_gphoto2: removed from the build - indigo_ccd_ptp replaces it

[2.0-130] - Sun Nov 01 2020

Overall:

• TIFF image format added to CCD drivers
• AVI and SER format support added to streaming CCD drivers
• indigo_guider_utils: more robust HFD/FWHM calculation
• indigo_server_tcp: empty resource list bug fixed
• VERIFY_NOT_CONNECTED() macro fixed
• scientific number notation support added to JSON
• CLIENT_DEVELOPMENT_BASICS.md and INDIGO_AGENTS.md documents updated

Driver Fixes:

• indigo_agent_imager:

  • report failure if focusing did not converge
  • more robust focusing
  • fix rare crash due to unitialized frame digest

• indigo_mount_nexstar:

  • set correct timezone and DST
  • GPS detection changed
  • deadlock fixed

• indigo_ccd_simulator:

  • focuser: more realistic out of focus images
  • bug fixes

• indigo_ccd_touptek: fix failing exposures problem

• indigo_ccd_altair: fix failing exposures problem

• indigo_mount_ioptron: CEM70 identification added

• indigo_focuser_usbv3: bug fixes

New Drivers:

• wheel_qhy: QHY standalone filter wheel driver

[2.0-128] - Mon Oct 05 2020

Overall:

• Agents can select only devices that are not currently being used.
• Add star auto detection used for focusing and guiding via indigo_find_stars()
• Better HFD calculation with unlimited radius
• webGUI: auto focus, guiding mode and dithering added
• XISF metadata fixed and extended

Driver Fixes:

• indigo_agent_guider: many enhancements the main ones are:

  • Guiding now uses real Proportional-Integral (PI) controller. Explained in the driver README.md.
  • Dithering process auto detects when the guiding settled.
  • Selection guide: more robust, sensitive and stable implementation, a suitable star is auto selected if no selection is made, stars can be manually selected from a list too.
  • Donuts guide: more robust, sensitive and stable implementation
  • Centroid guide: more robust, sensitive and stable implementation
  • Code optimizations
  • Bug fixes

• indigo_agent_imager:

  • Auto select star for focusing process.
  • dithering with remote guider agent fixed
  • Bug fixes

• indigo_ccd_simulator:

  • simulate hotpixels and hot rows/columns
  • RA/DEC_OFFSET items added to GUIDER_SETTINGS to simulate random tracking errors
  • Bug fixes

• ccd_qhy/ccd_qhy2:

  • SDK & firmare updated
  • Remove hot-plug support - SDK does not really support this
  • increase buffer size for 60+ MPx cameras

• ccd_altair:

  • binning issues fixed
  • SDK updated to 48.17729.2020.0922

• ccd_touptek:

  • binning issues fixed
  • SDK updated to 46.17309.20200616

• indigo_ccd_asi: SDK updated to 1.15.0915

• indigo_ccd_ptp: bugfixes

[2.0-126] - Wed Sep 01 2020

Overal:

• alignment routines improved
• security token support fixed
• DLL build added to Windows makefile
• PSF calculation fixed

Driver Fixes:

• indigo_ccd_atik: macOS Horizon issues fixed
• indigo_ccd_qsi: improved, fixed and tested with physical hardware
• indigo_mount_pmc8: protocol switching fixed
• indigo_ccd_ptp: Nikon Z5 support added
• indigo_ccd_simulator: streaming and BULB support added
• indigo_agent_mount: stops capture on related ccd agent on park etc.

[2.0-124] - Sat Aug 01 2020

Overal:

• Double connection issue fixed
• PSF computation fixed
• several executable drivers were not built
• indigo_server: better process handling
• added indigo_examples folder and created new examples
• Documentation update
• added user documentation about indigo_prop_tool and indigo_server
• fixed blob transfer for executable drivers
• blob transfer improvements - name resolution is done only once
• support ROWORDER keyword in fits.

Driver Fixes:

• indigo_agent_guider: PSF radius added, fixes
• indigo_agent_imager: PSF radius added, fixes
• indigo_aux_ppb: PPB Advanced support added
• indigo_aux_sqm: crash fixed
• indigo_ccd_qsi: initial slot position fixed, added rules
• indigo_ccd_mi: SDK updated to 0.5.6
• indigo_ccd_asi: SDK updated to 1.15.0617
• indigo_wheel_asi: SDK updated to 1.5.0615
• indigo_focuser_asi: SDK updated to 0.2.0605
• indigo_mount_lx200: meridian flip control added to AvalonGO dialect
• indigo_ccd_atik: SDK updated to 2020_06_23
• indigo_ccd_qhy2: SDK updated to V2020.06.05 for macOS and V2020.05.22 for linux

New Drivers:

• indigo_mount_pmc8: PMC8 mount controller driver
• indigo_aux_rpio: Raspberry Pi GPIO driver

[2.0-122] - Fri May 05 2020

Overal:

• Device access control finished
• New more robust timer handling
• INDIGO_AGENT class added
• Dynamic libraries ARE NOT binary compatible due to changes in indigo_device structure
• Drivers can not be unloaded if any of the handled devices is connected

Driver Fixes:

• ALL DRIVERS are updated due to the new timer handling
• indigo_efa_focuser: calibration added for celestron devices
• indigo_lx200_mount: unpark added for OneStep dialect, tracking status fixed, ...
• indigo_ioptron_mount: iEQ25 parking fixed, protocol 2.5+ guiding rate setting fixed, ...
• indigo_focuser_optec: relative move orientation fixed, reverse orientation property added
• indigo_focuser_dmfc: relative move response reading fixed
• indigo_aux_sqm: crash on lost connection fixed
• indigo_aux_rts: disconnect sequence fixed
• indigo_aux_ppb: dev heater initial target values fixed, P3/P4 fixed, ...
• indigo_aux_flipflat: light intensity reading fixed
• indigo_focuser_moonlite: timeout fixed
• indigo_ccd_ptp: D3000/3100 capture fixed
• indigo_ccd_atik: AtikOne wheel control fixed, new SDK used
• indigo_ccd_mi: support for new CMOS cameras added

New Drivers:

• indigo_dome_baader
• indigo_aux_mgbox
• indigo_wheel_manual
• indigo_aux_cloudwatcher

[2.0-120] - Sat Apr 04 2020

Overall:

• New experimental feature: Add device access control
• indigo_server:
  • Fix deadlock on indigosky
  • Fix password trucation bug

Driver Fixes:

• indigo_ccd_ptp: Sony camera related fixes
• indigo_mount_temma: Side of pier fixed

[2.0-118] - Sun Mar 22 2020

Overall:

• indigo framework: fix "&" character escape in XML

Driver Fixes:

• indigo_ccd_ptp: Sony and Canon camera related fixes
• indigo_mount_temma: Add pier side update notify

New Drivers:

• indigo_dome_dragonfly: Lunatico Astronomia Dragonfly Dome / Relay controller driver
• indigo_aux_dragonfly: Lunatico Astronomia Dragonfly Relay controller driver

[2.0-116] - Mon Mar 9 2020

Overall:

• indigosky fixes

Driver fixes:

• lunatico drivers: show proper description

[2.0-114] - Sat Mar 7 2020

Overall:

• indigo_server: several fixes
• indigo_prop_tool: fix quotes management in set value
• indigo_framework:
  • added Rotator device support
  • added AUX GPIO (General puspose I/O device, to control relays, sensor arrays, switches etc.) device support
  • added several new utility functions
  • drivers can mutually exclude each other
  • usbfs_memory_mb fixed - no more failed frames with several camera connected
  • use updated version of fxload
• Developer Documentation updated

Driver Fixes:

• indigo_mount_nexstar: fixes and worarounds for StarSense HC
• indigo_focuser_dsd: add support for DSD AF3
• indigo_agent_guider: abort fixed, remote driver fixed
• indigo_agent_imager: remote driver fixed, several enhancements
• indigo_ccd_ptp: Added support for several Sony, Canon and Nikon cameras, Sony and Nikon camera related fixes
• indigo_focuser_moonlite: timeout increased
• indigo_ccd_asi: firmware updated to v.1.14.1227
• indigo_ccd_qhy: camera firmware updated, but the QHY provided SDK is still badly unstable

New Drivers:

• indigo_focuser_lunatico: Lunatico Astronomy Limpet/Armadillo/Platypus Focuser/Rotator/Powerbox/GPIO driver
• indigo_rotator_lunatico: Lunatico Astronomy Limpet/Armadillo/Platypus Rotator/Focuser/Powerbox/GPIO driver
• indigo_rotator_simulator: Rotator simulator deiver
• indigo_ccd_qhy2: The same as main qhy driver but uses different less stable sdk :( but hopefully it will support more cameras.

[2.0-112] - Sun Jan 26 2020

Overall:

• Developer documentation added

Driver fixes:

• indigo_mount_temma: bug fixes
• infigo_ccd_atik: SDK updated
• indigo_focuser_dmfc, indigo_aux_upb: focuser speed limits fixed
• indigo_mount_lx200: AvalonGO support improved
• indigo_ccd_ptp: LiveView buffer race fixed

[2.0-110] - Tue Jan 14 2020

Overall:

• Add missing FITS keywords to xisf format
• fix FITS keyword DATE-OBS to indicate exposure start

New Drivers:

• indigo_gps_gpsd: GPSD client driver

Driver fixes:

• indigo_gps_nmea: bug fixes
• infigo_ccd_ptp:
  • Add Canon EOS 90D
  • Sony fixes
  • capture sequence standardized
  • image caching fixed
  • Canon CRAW support added
• indigo_ccd_ica:
  • bug fixes for MacOS Catalina
  • Avoid AF property behaviour fixed
• indigo_ccd_fli: fix reopen issue
• indigo_mount_nexstar: park position can be specified by user
• indigo_mount_simulator: fix RA move when not tracking

[2.0-108] - Wed Jan 1 2020

Overall:

• webGUI: readonly switch support added

Drivers:

• indigo_mount_synscan: many fixes including PC Direct mode and baud rate detection.
• indigo_mount_nexstar: support side of pier, update libnexstar.
• indigo_mount_temma: support side of pier, zenith sync and drive speed.
• indigo_ccd_gphoto2: small fixes.
• infigo_ccd_ptp: fix PTP transaction for USB 3.0.